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06-25-2019, 04:30 PM #11
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(Almost) everything you need to know about matching a tow vehicle to a trailer is in this thread: https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/show...ing-Capability
Some of what I posted to you elsewhere is in that thread.
I urge you to do your homework on this topic--you don't want the wrong truck! (I had to buy two to get the right one--not the right way to do it.)
And this forum is the perfect place to discuss this topic.2017 Ford F-350 DRW 6.7L Platinum
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06-25-2019, 04:57 PM #12
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Between the vehicle and RV manufacturers they sure don't make this process easy. Seems every where you look you get different numbers for each and every aspect you would need to calculate stuff. I guess there isn't a way for them to make it easy for us poor folk to understand.....lol
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06-25-2019, 05:10 PM #13
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06-25-2019, 05:37 PM #14
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So if I do that then the payload is going to be higher than the 1,772 on the tire sticker. If I use that calculation then the payload is going to be just a little over 2,000 lbs. Which do I go by? Once again, sooooooo confusing. Will probably stick to getting a travel trailer. Sounds like that will be much easier.
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06-25-2019, 05:47 PM #15
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06-25-2019, 06:15 PM #17
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The vehicle's payload capacity is NOT, I REPEAT NOT, printed on the door.
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06-25-2019, 06:20 PM #18
Hi @rollindowntheroad . . . I am just catching up to this thread.
As mentioned earlier, there is really only one 1/2 ton capable of hauling a small 5th wheel. This is the HDPP F150. It is the only half ton to come with LT tires, additional rear springs and a physically larger rear axle. There is a lot more to HDPP than just an additional oil cooler.
If you are considering a TT for your F150, the first limitation that you will run up against is the tongue weight. All half tons (even the HDPP) come with a Class IV hitch receiver rated at about 1200 lbs with a WDH. You need to plan for 15% tongue weight, so you will overload the hitch receiver with an 8000 lb TT.
Larger TTs are definitely into 3/4 ton territory because they need the Class V hitch. A HDPP F150 can actually carry/tow more 5th wheel than travel trailer.
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06-25-2019, 06:22 PM #19
Last edited by Cate&Rob; 06-25-2019 at 06:25 PM.
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06-25-2019, 06:30 PM #20
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The tire sticker states 1,772 lbs.
To: cate&rob: When you say an 8,000 lb TT, is that dry weight or gross weight?
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